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  1. Photos show the aftermath of Iranian strikes in Israelpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 15 June

    It's mid-morning in Israel and we're now seeing some photos of the aftermath of Iran's strikes.

    Residential areas have been hit in northern and central Israel after Tehran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel overnight in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets.

    Israel's national emergency services have reported at least 10 people have been killed, with more than 100 people injured.

    Group of people stood in front of a damaged building, debris on roof and floor, smoke rising in background.Image source, EPA
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    Israeli rescue teams at the site of a damaged building in Rehovot, central Israel

    The site of a damaged residential area after Iranian ballistic missiles hit Rehovot, central Israel.Image source, EPA
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    In central Israel this morning, there are piles of rubble after Iranian strikes hit a residential area

    The site of a damaged residential area after Iranian ballistic missiles hit Rehovot, central Israel.Image source, EPA
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    Israeli rescue workers are scouring this building which as been left exposed following damage from Iranian strikes

  2. No mention of casualties from Israeli strikes in Iranian state mediapublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 15 June

    Sarah Jalali
    BBC Monitoring

    This morning Iranian state media is highlighting Iran's attacks on Israel while giving limited coverage of Israel's attacks on Iran.

    The morning bulletins on state TV had extensive coverage of what they called the "destruction of the Iron Dome", but buried down in the bulletin they only briefly mentioned the Israeli attack on Iran with no mention of casualties.

    There is little media freedom in Iran and the state is keen to downplay the extent of the damage caused by Israel in its attacks.

    A news reader sits at a desk in front of an image of an exploding missile strike. below her is a news ticker written in arabic with the dateline 'tehran'.Image source, IRINN
  3. IDF warns Iranians to leave areas near military infrastructurepublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 15 June

    The Israeli Defense Forces have issued an urgent warning to Iranians, telling residents to leave the area around military facilities.

    In a post on X, the IDF's Farsi-language account says: "All persons who are ... present in or around military weapons production factories and their support institutions should immediately leave these areas and not return until further notice.

    "Your presence next to this infrastructure puts your life at risk."

  4. Trump says US 'can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel'published at 07:58 British Summer Time 15 June

    donald trumpImage source, Reuters

    President Donald Trump says the US is not involved in the latest conflict between Israel and Iran.

    "The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight," Trump has said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

    Iran has warned the US and its allies not to help Israel stop Tehran's retaliatory strikes.

    "If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," Trump adds. "However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!"

  5. Analysis

    Israel's end goal remains unclearpublished at 07:42 British Summer Time 15 June

    Hugo Bachega
    Middle East correspondent, in Bat Yam

    Benjamin Netanyahu points to a red line on an illustration of a bombImage source, Reuters

    Many in Israel are in shock this morning after two waves of Iranian missile attacks that killed at least 10 people, including four women from the same family in the town of Tamra, and a 10-year-old boy and a girl aged eight in the city of Bat Yam.

    Israeli officials had warned that the country would face difficult days, as they carry out an unprecedented wave of attacks on Iran. Israel has indicated that this will be a prolonged campaign – likely to take weeks, not days – but its end goal remains unclear.

    Last night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks that had already been carried out were nothing compared with what Iran would see in the coming days.

    Israeli authorities say the action is justified because Iran was reaching the point of no return in developing a nuclear weapon.

    Many question that, and Iran has repeatedly said that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, something Israel has always rejected.

    The prime minister’s critics say this is a war of choice, and that diplomacy remains the only way to solve the issue around Iran’s nuclear programme.

    President Trump, meanwhile, is calling on Iran to accept a deal, although it is not clear what is being offered. It was him who decided, in his first time in office, to unilaterally pull out from the agreement that had been signed by world powers with Iran in 2015, the JCPOA, which had put limits on Iran’s nuclear programme.

    The deal was not perfect, but it was the one that was possible at the time, and Iran had been complying with it.

    Another round of nuclear talks between American and Iranian officials planned for today has been cancelled. The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said no discussions could take place while Israel carried out what he described as barbaric attacks.

  6. At least 10 killed after Iranian strikes on Israelpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 15 June

    Ten people have died in overnight Iranian missile strikes on Israel, officials say.

    Police say six people were killed in the city of Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, including two children. Seven people are missing and emergency services are searching through the rubble of destroyed buildings.

    Four people have also died in the attacks on the northern Arab town of Tamra, according to emergency services and the local hospital.

  7. 'A very sad and difficult morning' - Israeli presidentpublished at 07:13 British Summer Time 15 June

    Isaac Herzog looks on with a ear piece, wearing a suit and seated in front of an Israeli flagImage source, Getty Images

    "A very sad and difficult morning," Israel's President Isaac Herzog has posted on X, as the country wakes up from a night of strikes by Iran on its central and northern regions.

    The "criminal Iranian attacks" killed and wounded "Jews and Arabs, Israeli citizens and new immigrants, including children and the elderly, women and men," Herzog says.

    He adds: "I share in the heavy mourning of the families and grieve the terrible loss. I pray for the recovery of the injured and the finding of the missing. We will mourn together. We will overcome together."

  8. Yemen's Houthis say they 'coordinated' with Iran in attack on Israelpublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 15 June

    Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels say they have launched a "military operation targeting sensitive targets of the Israeli enemy".

    The Houthis, backed by Iran, have launched multiple strikes at Israel since the the war in Gaza in October 2023. Meanwhile, Israel has also struck Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

    The attack on Israel in the past 24 hours were "coordinated" with Iran, a Houthi spokesperson said in a televised address on Sunday.

  9. Sirens sound across Israel for second nightpublished at 06:55 British Summer Time 15 June

    Hugo Bachega
    Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem

    For a second night, sirens sounded across Israel, as air defences tried to intercept Iranian missiles.

    In Tamra in the north of the country - a mainly Palestinian town - a house partially collapsed after being hit.

    Hours later, in a second wave of attacks, a building in the central city of Bat Yam was badly damaged. As morning broke, emergency teams were still searching for the missing.

    In Iran, there were fresh Israeli airstrikes. The targets included the defence ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites that Israel says were linked to the country’s nuclear programme, including an oil depot, in what appeared to be the first attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure.

  10. Air strikes continue as conflict between Israel and Iran enters third daypublished at 06:51 British Summer Time 15 June

    Smoke from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot.Image source, Reuters
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    Smoke from an Israeli attack rises from Shahran oil depot in Tehran, Iran

    Welcome back to our live coverage. Tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran, as the two sides launched attacks on each other overnight.

    Iran has fired missiles at central and north Israel while the Israeli military confirms it has carried out a number of strikes against Iranian nuclear infrastructure sites.

    At least four people have been killed in the strikes on Israel, Israeli emergency services say, with more than 100 people injured.

    Tehran's oil ministry says the Shahran oil depot in the capital was hit by Israeli strikes.

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is threatening a "more severe" response if Israel doesn't stand down.

    "The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight," US President Donald Trump writes on his Truth Social site, adding "we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel".